The source of this engagement was a blockade enforced by ships including the USS Cumberland and the USS Congress. Those two vessels were sunk by one enemy craft, however, while another ship, the Minne
The source of this engagement was a blockade enforced by ships including the USS Cumberland and the USS Congress. Those two vessels were sunk by one enemy craft, however, while another ship, the Minnesota, ran aground. Those ships were all defeated by a vessel commanded by Confederate Captain Franklin Buchanan on the first day of this battle, but day two saw the arrival of a vessel designed by the Swede John Ericsson, which used its "cheesebox," or rotating turret gun to fight the CSS Virginia to a standstill, saving the blockade. For 10 points, name this 1862 Civil War naval battle, the first fight between two ironclads.
The source of this engagement was a blockade enforced by ships including the USS Cumberland and the USS Congress.
Battle of {Hampton Roads} (accept {Battle} of the {Monitor} and {Merrimack})